Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Period 1 文本研读课
学习目标
1.To comprehend the play The Million Pound Bank Note and improve your reading ability of skimming and scanning.
2.To learn about the English play by comprehending and acting it out.
3.To form a proper attitude to the value of money and participate in the class energetically.
课堂探究
Ⅰ.1.15分钟自学课文,独立完成导学案题目,并上交。
(1)先略读课文1遍,而后把握文章的主旨,完成Task 1。
(2)再跳读课文1遍,把握文章的细节信息,完成Task 2。
(3)再精读课文1遍,完成其余练习。
2.A层:完成以上内容后,能复述课文。B&C层:可结合课本Page 80-81句子分析理解课文。
3.必须记住课文出现的短语和句子,必须掌握把握文章结构的方法。
Ⅱ.About Mark Twain
Place he was born in:Florida
Places where he lived:Hannibal,Missouri,along the Mississippi
His famous works:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer《汤姆·索亚历险记》
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》
Life on the Mississippi《密西西比河上的生涯》
The meaning of “mark twain”:It means the water is two fathoms(=12 feet)deep.
Ⅲ.Task 1 Scanning
Scan the play and then answer the questions:
1.How many characters are there in the scene?Who are they?
2.Who is the main character?Where does he come from?
3.When and where did the story happen?
4.Where are the characters in Scene 3?
5.What happened in Scene 3?
Task 2 Skimming
Reading 1
1.Put the following events in correct order.
①Henry wandered in the street in London.
②About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay.
③The next morning he was spotted by a ship.
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④Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
⑤On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.
2.How did Henry feel when he got a letter from the brothers?
A.Angry. B.Hopeful. C.Surprised. D.Worried.
Reading 2
1.What is the passage mainly about?
2.What can we learn from the waiter’s look and manner at first?
Ⅳ.我们学习了那么多知识,到了我们该应用的时候了,让我们的思想尽情地流淌吧!
1.Can you list the reasons why the brothers chose Henry for their bet?
2.Imagine you have one million pound,what would you do?
Ⅴ.Warming Up
1.bring sb.up抚养某人长大
2.be set in...以……为背景
3.be best known for 因……而最出名
Reading 1
1.lead the way带路
2.go ahead可以;往下说
3.by accident偶然
4.stare at凝视;盯着看
5.earn the passage赚得船费
6.account for导致;作出解释
7.on the contrary正相反
8.show sb.out带某人出去
9.as a matter of fact事实上
10.be lost in迷路
Reading 2
1.a large amount of大量的
2.take a chance冒险
3.hold sth.in one’s hands手里握着某物
4.put a hand to one’s mouth用手捂住嘴巴
5.in rags衣衫褴褛
6.a great honour莫大的荣幸
7.as for至于
8.from the bottom of one’s heart从某人心底
9.take one’s order请某人点菜
Underline the following sentences in the text.
Reading 1
1.It is Henry Adams,an American businessman,who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
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2....his eyes stare at what is left of the brother’s dinner on the table.
3....towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind.
4.The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.
5.The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand,which accounts for my appearance.
Reading 2
1.Well,it is well-known that Americans like to eat a lot.
2.It’s amazing how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life,especially if you can’t have them for a while.
3.Well,I did hear that the Bank of England had issued two notes in this amount ...Anyway,I don’t think it can be a fake.
参考答案
Ⅲ.Task 1
1.Henry Adams:a lost American businessman in London.
“Roderick”and “Oliver”:two old and wealthy brothers.
2.Henry,the hero of the story,comes from America.
3.The summer of 1903,in London.
4.In the old brothers’ home.
5.The two old brothers gave Henry a bank note.
Task 2
Reading 1 1.②-④-③-⑤-① 2.C
Reading 2 1.Henry’s experience after he got the bank note.
2.He thought Henry couldn’t pay for the meal.
Ⅳ.1.It was his first visit to London so nobody knew him.
He had no money so he would have to rely on the bank note.
They thought he looked honest because he asked for a job and not charity.
2.donate;run a business;spend it on food;do some science research;buy clothes;share with friends;use it up;put it in the bank;travel around the world
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